Franciscan Hotel - Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1940 Linen Postcard 1944 with the door standing open

with the door standing open on the ground floor

Back: The Eldridge Glacier

State Capitol

Dimensions of building - 70 feet high

Franciscan Hotel - Albuquerque, New Mexico - 1940 Linen Postcard 1944 with the door standing openFront: Franciscan Hotel Back: Franciscan, Albuquerque, New Mexico "This structure, typical of the architecture brought to the Southwest by the early settlers, is regarded as the most unusual building of its type anywhere in the world. It was built by the Community Spirit of Albuquerque. The Hotel contains 175 guest rooms. Its lobby, magnificently decorated, is the most artistic interior in this section of the country. The Hotel is especially adapted